We never have a full demonstration, although there is always an underlying reason for the truth, even if it is only perfectly understood by God, who alone penetrated the infinite series in one stroke of the mind. Gottfried Leibniz
One stroke fells not an oke. George Herbert
The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night. Haruki Murakami
One stroke at the paddle, two and three islands have passed. Indonesian Proverb
An oak is not felled at one stroke. Spanish Proverb
A tree is not felled at one stroke. Hungarian Proverb